The AFC and NFC conference championships: Four teams and two games, that’s all that remains for this weekend’s NFL action.
That’s a far cry away from the action-packed regular season that typically features a full slate of games jam-packed into a 16-hour pigskin Sunday frenzy.
Don’t blink, because after this weekend we’ll have just two teams and one BIG game before going into seasonal football depression.
How’d we get here? Let’s take a quick trip down the divisional playoff memory lane.
Three road underdogs—Bengals, 49ers and Rams—not only covered but won outright. The lone favorite that won (and covered) was the Chiefs.